Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

159 reviews

tatata's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Check the trigger warnings bc it is pretty graphic and I did not and was therefore real surprised and not at all prepared. 

At one point the fmc gets raped at gun point (actually several times), she gets beaten, isolated, degraded and basically forced to have her baby and be with her abuser

I gave it 3stars at first but I realised that I was waiting for the book to become enjoyable for most of the book and it only got enjoyable at the 70ish mark therefore 2 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Racism, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

kandacewright's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

kwahl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

mayawata_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was absolutely heart wrenching, especially the first half oml. I read the trigger warning but I was not expecting THAT. It was so beautifully done and brought so much light to survivors of domestic abuse. I’m gonna need a comfort show after this but one of my favorites, for sure <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Violence

thelooneylibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Physical abuse

bananenbrot's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Before reading this book please look at the tw!
I really liked this book and it had potential to be a five star read but it was extremely gory and very disturbing. The explicit scenes of rape and violence weren't what I was prepared for when I wanted to read a romance with a complicated setting.  Maybe thats my fault for not reading through the tw or the publishers fault for not labeling the book correctly. I felt like this book was more about the domestic abuse than about the romance. 
I also have some other minors problems with the book, like how the MMC wasn't empathetic enough for my liking. I mean I don't expect him to react perfectly in every scenario but he doesn't even concider to ask her about a lot of things and when he does he's a bit judgy. But the biggest fault of the book were definitely the overly explicit scenes of abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

jchinzi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence

thesirendiary's review against another edition

2.75

Couldn't focus on the romance because of all the (very detailed) physical/sexual abuse scenes. I’ve read plenty of books that dealt with similar topics but this was too graphic. I didn’t care for the MCs relationship at all… I was too busy being traumatized. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

tortugacomegalletas's review against another edition

lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sheenaa's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved the way Kennedy Ryan emphasized that Iris was a survivor of domestic abuse and that for many people in those situations it’s not as simple as up and leaving. 

Kennedy Ryan is able to immerse readers into the reality of abusive relationships and how it can start to the reasons as it continues. Also that for many who try to leave they have been brought back into the arms of the abuser by other people such as the police, CPS, and other institutions. Another thing she brings up is how people shame those who don’t leave and how they didn’t see the red flags and behaviors before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence